Main entry: nurture, breeding, bringing up, raising, rearing, fosterage, fostering, upbringing
Definition: helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community
Usage: they debated whether nature or nurture was more important
Main entry: raising, rearing, nurture
Definition: the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
Definition: help develop, help grow
Usage: nurture his talents
Main entry: sustain, nourish, nurture
Definition: provide with nourishment
Usage: We sustained ourselves on bread and water; This kind of food is not nourishing for young children
Main entry: bring up, raise, rear, parent, nurture
Definition: bring up
Usage: raise a family; bring up children